Anzac Memorial Walk - Newcastle

On Sunday while we were in Newcastle for the day we visited the Anzac Memorial Walk.

The walk was built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli in 1915 and the commencement of steel making in Newcastle; it acts as a magnificent memorial to the men and women of the Hunter who served their community and their country.

The structure cost $4.5m to build and is a 450 meter long cliff top walkway that links Newcastle’s Strzelecki Lookout to Bar Beach.

Built with 64 tonnes of stainless steel, the walkway winds its way around the cliff edge and offers unsurpassed views of the coastline, city and up into the Hunter Valley.

The walk features a 160 metre cliff top bridge adorned with steel silhouettes of soldiers inscribed with close to 4,000 family names of almost 11,000 known Hunter Valley men and women who enlisted during World War I.

Thanks so much for the amazing response to yesterday's Tree Bark Collage and for putting it on the TP and the PP.

[julia]

Wow what a great structure..

[Peter]

Stunning sculpture and fitting tribute to the ANZAC's of Gallipoli who paid the highest price for freedom, beautifully captured and presented Babs, thanks also for the narrative:)

[Chris K]

a wonderful memorial. Must try and see it next time I am up that way.

[Denise Wood]

What a fantastic memorial :)

[Joyce]

Such a great memorial Babs and so well captured. Fav

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely memorial

[Valerie Chesney]

What a wonderful memorial & tribute...

[Sue Cooper]

A great capture of a wonderful memorial.

[Myrna O'Hara]

neat spot

[Pat Knowles]

How very effective this lovely sculpture is Babs.particularly good against the sea background.

[Peter Dulis]

nice ...

[Wylie]

fantastic sculpture and setting. fav.

[gloria jones]

Great capture of this sculpture

[Beryl Lloyd]

Stunning sculpture and shot !

[Sally Ings]

Fabulous sculpture and a great tribute to the Anzac's

[Leslie]

wonderful sculpture

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent shot, Babs.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Interesting artwork well captured.

[Merrelyn]

Stunning memorial, and a great shot, Babs :)

[KWind]

It's lovely! Thanks for sharing.

[Margaret Brown]

Amazing, what a fantastic memorial!

[carol white]

A super sculpture and memorial

[Linda]

Wonderful memorial and structure. Looks beautiful against the blue sky.

[Martina]

This is a great sculpture. Thanks for sharing this!

[bkb in the city]

Very cool memorial

[tony gig]

Love it...Fav

[ShirleyB]

Lovely bit of art work, the beautiful blue sky and sea really set the silhouettes off.

[sally agnew]

Beautifully crafted :)

[Margo]

What a grand idea A FAV

[Diane]

What a wonderful structure to commemorate the ANZACS historical landing. Great shot.

[ChristineL]

I like the contrast of the figures against the blue sea and sky. Sounds like a really interesting memorial.

[Islandgirl]

Stunning memorial!

[Brian]

Neat find + I learned something new today:)

[Marnie]

What a stunningly effective memorial.

[Annie D]

what a lovely idea

[Jane Morley]

Super piece of art.

[Helen]

Great memorial & interesting facts, thanks for sharing.

[Barb Newcomb]

Great tribute to them.

[Babs]

@julzmaioro @pcoulson @gilbertwood @thistle @ziggy77 @happysnaps @susiemc @sailingmusic @happypat @pdulis @pusspup @seattlite @beryl @salza @lesip @mittens @ladymagpie @merrelyn @kwind @craftymeg @carolmw @pippie @cherrymartina @bkbinthecity @tonygig @shirleybankfarm @hermann @777margo @dianeburns @inthecloud5 @radiogirl @brian365 @golftragic @annied @chimfa @dizzyd @beachdog Thanks everyone, sorry for the late reply, but life is a bit hectic here at the moment.
The memorial is a lovely place to visit and when you see people who recognise a family name and they touch the sculptures as if to connect with their relatives, it is so special.

[Babs]

@cruiser You will have to let me know when you are next in Newcastle and we could catch up.